John A. Terry, P.E.
Senior Project Manager
B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 1977

Mr. Terry’s experience consists of Drainage and Transportation Engineering, including preliminary engineering and PS&E development for highway and bridge projects for urban freeways, major arterial streets, and city streets. Mr. Terry retired from TxDOT in 2008 and joined the staff of HHR in 2009.

As Central Design Engineer for TxDOT’s Fort Worth District, Mr. Terry managed development of PS&E by both TxDOT staff and consultants. He developed numerous roadway detail standard sheets for TxDOT-FTW, addressing various roadway, pavement, drainage, maintenance and erosion control issues, and has developed Special Specifications and Special Provisions to supplement TxDOT Standard Specifications. He has made presentations to the annual TxDOT Transportation Short Course, at Fort Worth District Consultant Workshops, and as an expert witness in ROW condemnation cases, both at commissioner’s hearings and at jury/bench trials.

As the Fort Worth District Hydraulics Engineer, Mr. Terry reviewed all drainage design for the Districts, developed formats for hydraulic reports and bridge hydraulic data. He investigated drainage complaints and coordinated with Area Office and maintenance staff to resolve any problems that resulted from TxDOT facilities or activities. He also served as a Project Advisor on several TxDOT drainage-related research projects, and served on the Executive Oversight Committee for updating the TxDOT Hydraulic Design Manual. 

Mr. Terry’s hydraulic modeling experience includes WinStorm, Geopak Drainage, THYSYS Culvert, HY-8, HEC-HMS, HEC-2, HEC-RAS; SCS TR-55, USGS PeakFQ